Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Celebrating Anja's Birthday in Pacaja Xesic!!

It was another day full of adventure and challanges! Especially for Anja as we celebrated her birthday in Pacaja Xesic. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANJA!! Please see March 6th for the video of the pinata.

We loaded 4 vehicles this morning full of supplies and people and made our way to Pacaja Xesic. We had 23 medical patients and 22 dental patients. Brian and I saw one lady that has a small mass in her abdomen. She will have an ultrasound down and follow up at our clinic in Lemoa. Another lady brought her ultrasound back today that confirmed a mass so she will also be seen in Lemoa. Hopefully, we will get both these ladies scheduled for the surgical clinic in April at Clinica Ezell.

Below is Aaron playing around with one of the little boys that lives near the area we have clinic.
This little boy is always full of energy!

We were served a wonderful lunch today by the family that lives near the Church. We had fresh guaccamole and blackberry punch with steak, beans and tortillas. There are no words to describe how good it was! After lunch Anaj was presented her pinata. It was suspended in the field so she could really stretch and show us her swinging ability.
Below is is the Pepperdine group before Anja takes her first swings.

This evening we had dinner with a lady that grills steaks in front of her house.....another delicious meal. We followed dinner with a short devotional and people having the opportunity to share their thoughts on what they have experienced so far. People have enjoyed the hospitality of the Guatemalans and their willingness to open their homes to us.


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Thank you for allowing us to see what the Peperdine students are doing! It is wonderful to see the pictures and read the accounts of the days. It is a blessing to be able to experience, thru your words, our son and his teams experiences. Thank you and God bless you! Floyd and Emily Kezele